US Patent 11506200 Hydraulic gear pump with radial pressure compensator

An example crescent seal assembly comprises: an outer crescent of a gear pump; an inner crescent of the gear pump mating with the outer crescent such that an exterior peripheral surface of the inner crescent interfaces with an interior peripheral surface of the outer crescent, forming: (i) a spring cavity, (ii) a first check valve cavity, and (iii) a second check valve cavity therebetween; a spring disposed in the at least one spring cavity; a first check pin disposed in the first check valve cavity; and a second check pin disposed in the second check valve cavity.